Thematic Bible: Support of

Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, "Isn't Yahweh in the midst of us? No disaster will come on us." Verse Concepts

"For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely. Verse Concepts

His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they can't bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. Verse Concepts

for both prophet and priest are profane; yes, in my house have I found their wickedness, says Yahweh. Verse Concepts

Your prophets have seen for you false and foolish visions; They have not uncovered your iniquity, to bring back your captivity, but have seen for you false oracles and causes of banishment. Verse Concepts

But if the watchman sees the sword come, and doesn't blow the trumpet, and the people aren't warned, and the sword comes, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. Verse Concepts

Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will. Verse Concepts

and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers. Verse Concepts

For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God. Verse Concepts

You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me. Verse Concepts

neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you; Verse Concepts

Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who were coming to him, Verse Concepts

But I have used none of these things, and I don't write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void. Verse Concepts

For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain." And, "The laborer is worthy of his wages." Verse Concepts

Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food. Verse Concepts

Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News. Verse Concepts

But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches. Verse Concepts

However you did well that you shared in my affliction. Verse Concepts

By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively. Verse Concepts

So I spoke to the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. Verse Concepts

Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place. Verse Concepts

in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; Verse Concepts

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often. Verse Concepts

that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task. Verse Concepts